A lumbar peritoneal (LP) shunt is a technique of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) diversion from the lumbar thecal sac to the peritoneal cavity.
Polio is a viral disease which may affect the spinal cord causing muscle weakness and paralysis. The polio virus enters the body through the mouth, usually from hands contaminated with the stool of an infected person.Polio is more common in infants and young children and occurs under conditions of poor hygiene.Paralysis is more common and more severe when infection occurs in older individuals.he polio virus enters the body through the mouth, usually from hands contaminated with the stool of an infected person. Polio is more common in infants and young children and occurs under conditions of poor hygiene. Paralysis is more common and more severe when infection occurs in older individuals.
Post-polio syndrome is a complication that can occur after a person has caught and recovered from poliovirus. Symptoms of the syndrome can appear up to 35 years after the polio infection. This form of polio does not affect the central nervous system (the brain and spinal cord). 2  Non-paralytic: This form, which does affect the central nervous system, produces only mild symptoms and does not result in paralysis.